SoCal dad charged with torturing kids to get exam

RIVERSIDE, Calif. 
A man accused of torturing his two young daughters will be examined to determine if he's mentally competent to stand trial.

A Riverside judge this week appointed two doctors to examine 23-year-old Jeremiah Scott and report back next month.

Prosecutors claim Scott tortured his 18-month-old daughter, Miah, and 4-month-old daughter, Jasmine. They were found by their grandparents in a home in Jurupa in February. Investigators say both girls were tied up and had been beaten. One had a sock stuffed in her mouth.

A psychologist who examined Scott last month concluded he's schizophrenic.

Scott has pleaded not guilty to two counts each of torture, child abuse and inflicting corporal injury on a child.